TITLE:

Modeling the physical properties of viruses and their impact in the human microbiome

DATE:

Friday, February 13, 2015

TIME:

3:30 PM

LOCATION:

GMCS 214

SPEAKER:

Dr. Antoni Luque. Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University

ABSTRACT:

In the last few years, an interdisciplinary group of researchers at San Diego State University has pioneered new techniques in virology that are rapidly changing our understanding of the role of viruses in multiple ecosystems, including the human body. As a new faculty in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and the Viral Information Institute, my research lab will focus on developing mathematical models to characterize the fascinating physical properties of viruses and understand their impact in regulating the dynamics of microbial and host populations at the ecological level. In this talk, I will present a few interdisciplinary research lines that I intend to develop in this direction for the next years, and I will point out several mathematical and computational problems that could be of interest for the diverse audience of students and faculty attending the CSRC colloquium.

HOST:

Dr. Jose Castillo

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